Prime Office Space?

In my mojo-ing today I came across this building (I come across it a lot actually) and I decided to stop and take a couple of pictures of it. The builder gave it an appearance of a small red-brick castle

I have no idea who built this or when it was built. Apparently, a military antique store once occupied it. Now, it looks empty.

Come on history buffs, help me out here: What’s the history of this place?

The 13-acre lot is for sale. I tried calling the number listed, but no one answered. The lot is blocked so you cannot pull up to it. I wanted to check the back of the building to see what it looked like. No luck.

Any way, here are two pictures:

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siewillow

Looks like the former Stars and Bars Military Aniques store that was ,once owned perhaps orignially, by a Craig Carroll and his wife. The later used to serve on the Spotsy Historic Pres. Commission if my memory serves me correctly.
I believe the FLS did a story on it years ago, perhaps you should check out the paper’s library.
thjeffersonfan

I believe that at some point that facility was raided by local government and the NPS for tax issues and antiquities law violations. Sometime in the 1980s?
Rob Lake

Yes, Craig Carroll and his then-wife, Brenda Carroll, built it back in 1979. It was constantly under construction- I remember the turrets being empty shells without roofs in 1980 and 1981.
There was also a “secret” basement entrance on the western side toward the middle of the building. I say “secret” because it looked like a 3-foot by 6-foot trapdoor in the middle of twhat served as a dining room.
And, yeah; they got raided. Nothing ever came of it, though. No convictions.

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